A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any applicant who makes application with the Department of Human Services for benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, in order to be eligible for such assistance, shall provide the name of the person or persons alleged to be legally responsible for the support of a child, and if known, the address and employer of the person or persons alleged to be legally responsible for the support of such child prior to receipt of any such assistance.
B. 1. If the specific person or persons legally responsible for the support of the child are unknown, the applicant for the TANF program shall submit with the application a list of names of persons alleged to be responsible for the support of the child to the Department of Human Services.
2. If the applicant does not provide the Department with the identity of the person or persons alleged to be legally responsible for the support of the child, the applicant shall be ineligible to continue to receive such assistance unless the Department determines that the applicant or recipient or a child of the applicant or recipient would more likely than not be subject to abuse for identifying the person or persons alleged to be responsible for the support of the child.
3. The Commission shall promulgate rules which will standardize the decision process for determining eligibility pursuant to this paragraph.
C. The Department shall determine the father for each minor child for whom benefits are received under the TANF program.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 346, § 18, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 230.11 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.